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Peter Gabriel Merritt 1895–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 13, 1895

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: Dec 1978

Death Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Father: Charles Merritt

Mother: Burtha Merritt

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The story of Peter Gabriel Merritt began in 1895 in Louisiana. Peter Gabriel Merritt passed away in 1978 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Gabriel Merritt began in 1895 in Louisiana.
  • Peter Gabriel Merritt passed away in 1978 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.

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Peter Merritt's Ancestors

Self
Peter Merritt
1895–1978
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Charles George Merritt
1866–1927
New Orleans, Louisiana
Burtha Merritt
1869–1945
Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Grandparents
Charles (Henry Merritt) Captain
1843–1907
Victory, New York, United States
Thomas (Layton Jr) MD
1845–1889
New Orleans, Louisiana
Marie (Felicie Degruy Berthe) Lay
1852–1875
France
Great-Grandparents
Charles Merritt
1816–1889
Lydia Chadderdon
1812–
Thomas Layton
1814–1882
Adeline Rasch
1815–1890
Louis Laya
1821–
Marie Buteux
1830–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Layton
1785–1841
Susan Gilchrist
1794–1819
Anthony Rasch
1778–1858
Johanna Bidel
1780–1818

Peter Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1895
May 13, 1895
Birth of Peter Gabriel Merritt in Louisiana
Louisiana
1978
Dec 1978
Age 83
Death of Peter Gabriel Merritt in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 13, 1895
    Event Place: Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1978
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America

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